# @schoolofnytimes on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CygFDXJMaT-
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/26267988-schoolofnytimes-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/adbba4e4f2.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-10-17T13:15:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** School of The New York Times (@schoolofnytimes) — https://gondola.cc/schoolofnytimes

## Caption

Congratulations to the 2023 Photojournalism Challenge Grand Prize Winner, Lucas Kurzweil. ⁠
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Lucas Kurzweil’s photo “Get a Dunk Te’Andre” will appear in The New York Times this fall. When asked about the context behind his winning photo, here is what Lucas had to say: ⁠
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“This image was part of my School of New York Times final project. I’ve been a basketball fan for most of my life and it was one of the first subjects I photographed when I started taking pictures in the sixth grade. For the project, I chose to photograph a series of pickup basketball games across the city. The player pictured is Te’Andre King, a 21-year-old hooper, at the Chelsea Courts. I took a portrait of Te’Andre sitting on a bench after his game and then asked if he wanted to dunk for a photo. I shot from a low angle and used my widest lens to include the sky and perspective from the fence to make Te’Andre look heroic, powerful and almost otherworldly. I utilized an on-camera flash to add additional light to Te’Andre in order to make him pop out against the daylight in the background. There was a rule in our class that we were not allowed to crop images while editing, so whatever was captured in your frame was what you got.” ⁠
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Thank you to everybody who participated! 📷 Learn more about the Photojournalism Challenge and Lucas's winning image through the link in our bio.

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| School of The New York Times | @schoolofnytimes | https://gondola.cc/schoolofnytimes | School |
| Lucas Kurzweil | @lucaskphotos | https://gondola.cc/lucaskphotos | Photographer |

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